Canada's odyssey : a country based on incomplete conquests
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Canada's odyssey : a country based on incomplete conquests
University of Toronto Press, 2019, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-511) and index
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Description
150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation.
In Canada's Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day. By focusing on what he calls the "three pillars" of English Canada, French Canada, and Aboriginal Canada, Russell advances an important view of our country as one founded on and informed by "incomplete conquests." It is the very incompleteness of these conquests that have made Canada what it is today, not just a multicultural society but a multinational one.
Featuring the scope and vivid characterizations of an epic novel, Canada's Odyssey is a magisterial work by an astute observer of Canadian politics and history, a perfect book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Part 1: The Founding Pillars
2. The Incomplete Conquest of New France
3. The Original Partnership With Indigenous Peoples
4. English-Speaking People Become the Majority
Part 2: Trying to Complete the Conquests
5. Three Wars and Betrayal of Our Indian Allies
6. Rebellions and the Plan to Assimilate French Canada
Part 3: Confederation
7. English Canada Gets a Dominion French Canada Gets a Province and Indigenous Peoples Get Left Out
Part 4: Confederation to World War II
8. The Colonization of Indigenous Canada
9. The Provincialization of French Canada
10. The Nationalization of English Canada
Part 5: Transformation of the Pillars
11.Quebec Becomes Constitutionally Radical
12.Aboriginal Peoples Get a Hearing
13.English-Canada Becomes Multicultural
Part 6: Seeking a Constitutional Fix
14. Patriation - Quebec's Loss, Aboriginal Gains
15. The End of Mega Constitutional Politics?
16. The Three Pillars Continue Their Odyssey
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